Trouble

byJenonAugust 16, 2012

Last time I visited my grandmother she sent me home with this.

Yes, a Costco-sized container of chocolate covered raisins – one of my biggest candy weaknesses. I tucked them away in the back of a cabinet and where they stayed unopened for months. Well, I spotted them last weekend and thought I’d just have a handful. TROUBLE! You cannot have one handful of chocolate covered raisins. I am having a hard time keeping my hand out of the raisin jar! (Side note: has anyone tried the Trader Joe’s Dark Chocolate Covered Cranberries? Those are really trouble!) I’m a little embarrassed to admit that the only fruit I ate before noon today came in the form of raisins. Breakfast of champions? Not quite. 😉

Do you have a candy weakness? Usually I can avoid it but I am a sucker for chocolate covered raisins…and Reese’s Cups!

Sullie came to work with me this morning and was quite the ambassador of Metro Fitness Club. She had many people stop by to say hello and give her love.

Apparently, being in the office and looking cute is really hard work. It was nap time by 11 a.m.

We went home at 1 p.m. for lunch so that I could eat something other than chocolate. I made a tomato sandwich with basil mayo, avocado, spinach and goat gouda. Carrots with hummus and watermelon on the side.

I picked up an iced coffee on my way back to work because I never got my morning caffeine It was one of those mornings…the kind where your entire cup of coffee ends up all over your car instead of in your belly. On the bright side, my car smells like a coffee shop now and that’s kind of nice.

I finished up work and bolted out to run a super quick two mile run before heading to the Y to teach BodyPump. Class was awesome!

I was craving a big salad when I got home from class so I cooked a veggie burger and then served it over arugula blend, carrots, cucumbers, dried cranberries, avocado, pecans, goat cheese and tomatoes with homemade honey mustard. Hit the spot!

Grandmas always seem to (unintentionally) give us troublesome eats. This past Sunday, my grandma gave my family a loaf of homemade chocolate zucchini bread, which we stuck in the freezer and ignored for a few days, but I took it out to have “just one slice” last night. Now three-quarters of the loaf is gone! (In my defense, my mom and sister helped me demolish it!)

Thanks to you I may have to go to Costco right now and get a big container of those chocolate covered raisins. I have SUCH a weakness for them too. Have you ever tried the dark chocolate raisinettes? If not, don’t do it. You will be addicted.

I’m a total sucker for anything that combines chocolate with dried fruit, nuts, or peanut butter, so chocolate covered raisins are definitely one of my faves. I like to eat them with either dry roasted peanuts or peanut M&M’s. It’s the ultimate sweet/salty/chocolately combo!

I'm Jen and I'm a personal trainer, yoga teacher and the author of Ultimate Plank Fitness and The Complete Guide to Yoga Inversions. I live in Charlotte, NC and share daily updates about food, fitness, yoga and life with two golden retrievers! You can reach me at jen@peanutbutterrunner.com.